Mark Skaggs

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About Mark Skaggs

Exec and Game Maker with deep hands-on experience building teams and creating multiple blockbuster hit games, including FarmVille, CityVille, C&C:Generals + more. Unique combination of Computer Engineer(code), MBA, Creative(design/visual) and Entrepreneur(2 funded startups). My favorite quote: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs My goals: 1. Always be on a mission to change the world. Create long term value, work with great people I respect and admire, invest my time on projects that I'm passionate about. Create mutual success for those around me. Serve on a board for a great company adding value to the world. Have fun while doing all of the above History: My latest game:"Baahubali: The Game", made for India, became the most popular game for India in 2017(Google) with 10mm+ downloads. Lead teams to create 3 mobile games:"Baahubali: The Game"(10mm+ Installs)"Alia Bhatt: Star Life"(2017 "Best Pickup and Play" award from Google)"Empires & Allies" Mobile (10mm+ Installs) Lead the teams that created 4 chart topping Facebook games- FarmVille, long run as #1 on Facebook, peak dau: 32mm - CityVille, long run as #1 on Facebook, peak dau: 20mm - The VIlle which hit #1 Facebook game - Treasure Isle, peak dau: 7mm+ Notable: 16+ million PC/Console games sold, including Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2, Command and Conquer: Generals (Best selling game North America 2003) and Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth. 3 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awards "CityVille"​ - Best Social Game "FarmVille"​ - Best Social Game "Command & Conquer Generals"​ - Best Strategy Game